Christmas comes alive in Sampson

December 16, 2013

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Roseboro business Sandy’s Hauling and Backhoe Services decked out one of its trucks with festive lights and a Christmas wreath to pull its float, which featured numerous lights, a Christmas tree, and a gingerbread house backdrop, down the town’s Main Street during Friday night’s parade.

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Salemburg’s fire department participated in next-door neighbor Roseboro’s nighttime Christmas parade Friday evening, traveling down Roseboro’s Main Street with its ladder truck. One of the department’s firemen rode in the truck’s ladder bucket, throwing out candy to young parade attendees.

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Always a hit with parade attendees, the Sudan Shriner Roadsters put the pedal to the metal showing off their driving skills as they circled downtown during Clinton’s parade held Saturday morning.

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Clinton High School principal Dr. Steven Miller abandons the Clinton City Schools’ float to wish some parade attendees a merry Christmas during Clinton’s parade.

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Dancers from Lori’s School of Dance kick up their heels during Clinton’s Christmas parade on Saturday and help to get parade attendees in the Christmas spirit with a festive holiday dance routine.